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Cameras pointed at passengers have been noticed in the inflight entertainment systems used by some American Airlines and Singapore Airlines aircraft, BuzzFeed News reports. Both airlines have confirmed that the cameras exist, but they say they were included with off-the-shelf parts from manufacturers and have not been activated. The airlines also confirmed that they have… More

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Amazon First Reads gives you early VIP access to noteworthy books from Amazon Publishing. You’ll see a curation of six books chosen by editors, plus an “editor’s note”… More

BMW and Daimler, two giants in the automobile sector, are pooling their resources in a joint mobility effort that spans autonomous cars, ride-hailing, electric scooters, car-sharing, and electric car charging. The two companies announced on Friday that their intention is to spend $1.13 billion on the venture, an eye-popping sum designed to make the rest… More

Crypto market prices may be down significantly, but new investors continue to enter the blockchain space. The latest is Recruit Holdings, the $45 billion Japanese internet giant that owns Glassdoor among other things, which quietly launched a $25 million fund. The fund is based out of Singapore and it closed in November 2018, but its… More

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. I tried the $20 Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse that has more than 4,000 5-star Amazon customer reviews to see what all the fuss was about.… More

Toria/Shutterstock.com You can find the geographic location of a remote Linux system using open APIs and a simple bash script. Geolocating a server could help you track it in the physical world, ensuring servers are located in regional hotspots. Each server on the internet has a public-facing IP address. This is either directly assigned to… More

Dmitry Naumov/Shutterstock Swaddling isn’t just some old fashioned practice or a cute way to bundle a baby up for adorable portraits. It’s a time-tested trick to help babies sleep more soundly. Here are some great swaddles to help you get started. Why do babies sleep better when they’re swaddled? After months in the womb with… More

The Job Creators Network, a conservative business group, erected a billboard in Times Square blaming New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Amazon’s termination of a deal to build its second headquarters in New York. Ocasio-Cortez called that sign “wack” and said it was funded by “billionaire-funded groups” advocating “dark money & anti-worker policies.” The JCN… More

Plus: Amazon will bring computer science courses to more than 1,000 US high schools; “unhackable” blockchains are now getting hacked; here’s your interactive Oscar ballot. Pinterest confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering. The social network popular among home-renovation voyeurs and mid-century modernists is eyeing a late-June listing; aided by its main underwriters, Goldman… More